Managing HP Serviceguard for Linux, Sixth Edition, August 2006

Cluster and Package Maintenance
Using Serviceguard Manager
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Using Serviceguard Manager
Serviceguard Manager is a graphical user interface for managing
Serviceguard clusters. Use Serviceguard Manager to display data from
running clusters, or optionally to view saved data files. Serviceguard
Manager runs on HP-UX, Linux, and Windows systems. From there, you
can view Serviceguard clusters on HP-UX or Linux. Options can be
selected through dialog boxes or at the command line.
Refer to the latest Serviceguard Manager Release Notes for additional
information about installing Serviceguard Manager. Serviceguard
Manager can be downloaded free from
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
How Serviceguard Manager Works
Serviceguard Manager gets cluster data from an Object Manager
daemon which establishes connections with all managed cluster nodes to
obtain configuration data. The Object Manager daemon may be located
on a different system from Serviceguard Manager itself.
You use Serviceguard Manager by first logging on to the object manager
server and then specifying the cluster or nodes that should be displayed.
Then the object manager will obtain data from the specified cluster or
nodes, if security requirements are met. For the object manager
connection to be successful, you must include the name of the Object
Manager host in the security files (/etc/cmclnodelist or .rhosts) of
each node you wish to display in Serviceguard Manager. Refer to the
section “Preparing Your Systems” in Chapter 5 for information on how to
edit this file.
TIP The Serviceguard Manager GUI can now be used to configure clusters
and packages.